To answer the call, we dug deep within our souls…and found an arcade in 1981, apparently. But then we realized that the video game Froggercontains all the elements of a great narrative; all it needed was someone with the guts, someone with the inspiration, someone with an assignment to write a song and a rapidly approaching deadline. That someone was us.
In any event, please enjoy our latest epic; and when you’re done listening, please go vote for your favorite. (We’re up against the talented and terminally adorable ukuletrix Molly in this final round, so it should be a hard-fought battle)
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This week’s rough-and-tumble episode: morning people, night people, and taking care of needs; expressions of love, including eye removal and fistfuls cat poop; the loss of Harry Kalas; improper engine designations; the rise and allure of CB culture, and parallels to modern times; and standing in front of a net.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Tell us where you think the nickname “Mookie” comes from; also, tell us how you express your love for your loved one(s).
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Just a reminder, we’re Corn Belt-bound this week; we heartily recommend that you purchase tickets and attend one (or several) of our Iowa performances.
Wednesday April 8 at 8 pm
Diamond Jo Casino (Dubuque, IA)
Tickets available at door
Thursday April 9 at 7:30 pm
4th Street Theatre (Des Moines, IA)
Tickets available at door or call (515) 288-5282
Friday April 10 at 8 pm
Penguins Comedy Club (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Tickets: tinyurl.com/adxj62
This week’s episode: we’re handy, both indoors and out; mattocks, yucca, injuries, and killing and eating one’s enemies; alternateoptions for Paul’s family room; Storm’s history of the American tunic, the t-shirt; Paul forgets what year It Happened One Nightwas made, but presses on; the joy of the heat transfer; braces and glasses and pithy iron-on phrases; dirt bikes, resenting McDonalds and black Trans Ams.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Tell us of your coveted t-shirts, preferably from your childhood.
Featured post-show song: ”Bubble Gum and Braces” - Bobby Sherman
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This week’s episode: The Department of Geek Affairs store opens; WarGames, the Deez, and proto-geeks; labelling the Internet-famous, in which John Hodgman is compared—aptly, even—to Frank Sinatra; Storm’s childhood slang; sexist Judaica; Paul waxes poetic about Giggleberry Fair, which leads to discussion of childhood wish destinations, and Paul’s faulty memories of Gaslight Village.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Come up with a name for the new “Internet Famous” gang. Also, tell us about the place you always wanted to go to as a kid, but either seldom or never made it there.
Featured post-show song: ”Milford Plaza Commercial” - The Milford Plaza
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We’ve had a tremendous response to the wonderful logo our buddy Len Peralta made for the Department of Geek Affairs and its first secretary, Wil Wheaton. (See Geek Madness if you don’t know what we’re talking about.)
So tremendous, in fact, that we feel compelled to monetize share it with everyone, in the form of t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, buttons, magnets, thongs, and whatever else we can think of slapping it onto.
That’s right…now available in our CafePress store: The Department of Geek Affairs product line! T-shirt styles and colors abound, many in both “full-size logo” and “pocket logo” options. Show your support for the one government department that addresses your needs and concerns*! Go, browse, purchase; then you, too, can rightfully claim: “I came, I saw, I bought the tote bag.”
*Department of Geek Affairs is not yet recognized by the Obama Administration.
After a long campaign against the best and brightest geek luminaries, Wil Wheaton has emerged as the people’s choice to hold the office of the (yet to be officially recognized) Secretary of Geek Affairs.
Learn more about your new Secretary from his wikipedia entry, and from the man himself at his site. Click on the Department of Geek Affairs emblem (above right, created by the entirely excellent Len Peralta) for a full-size version.
“There’s a hole in the English language: how to greet people when it’s exactly noon. Good Noon? Hi, Noon? G’Nooner?”
…has blossomed into a gripping intellectual exercise. So we’ve extracted some of the best suggestions from the dozens of @ replies and put them into a poll to settle the matter once and for all (maybe):
At long last, Paul and Storm have brought forth another new song! Alert the media!
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